A Monster Calls

The Old Vic in association with Bristol Old Vic Jonathan Church Productions Global Creatures present their Olivier Awardwinning production A Monster Calls Thirteenyearold Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America But now his mums very sick and shes not getting any better His grandmother wont stop interfering and the kids at school wont look him in the eye Then one night at seven minutes past midnight Conor is woken by something at his window A monster has come walking Its come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before And when its finished Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears On publication A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love loss and healing It garnered huge critical acclaim including an unprecedented double win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding childrens literature and illustration